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79th National Debate Tournament

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

April 4 – 7, 2025

 

Resolved: The United States Federal Government should adopt a clean energy policy for decarbonization in the United States, including a market-based instrument

Winner: Binghamton University – Jeremiah Cohn & Eli T. Louis
Runner Up: University of Kansas – John Marshall & Graham Revare

Top Speaker: Graham Revare – University of Kansas
Runner Up: Daniel Gallagher – Emory University

Copeland Award: University of Kansas – John Marshall & Graham Revare
Runner Up: Emory University – Daniel Gallagher & Margaret Hecht

Host: Glen Frappier – Gonzaga University
Director: Gordon Stables – University of Southern California

Ovid Davis Award: 
Lucy M. Keele Award for Excellence in Service: Brendon Bankey – University of Texas
Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Mikaela Malsin – Emory University
Laurence Tribe Distinguished Alumni Award: 
James J. Unger Coaching Award: Brett Bricker – University of Kansas
George W. Ziegelmueller Award for Excellence in Education: David Cram-Helwich – University of Minnesota

Elim Seeds

  1. Kansas: John Marshall & Graham Revare (7-1, 21)
  2. Emory: Daniel Gallagher & Margaret Hecht (7-1, 21)
  3. Kansas: Rose Larson & Luna Schultz (7-1, 19)
  4. Michigan: Eleanor Barrett & Jiyoon Park (7-1, 19)
  5. Macalester: Will Kochel & Sam Price (7-1, 18)
  6. Georgetown: Connelly Cowan & Ben Sayers (7-1, 18)
  7. Binghamton: Jeremiah Cohn & Eli T. Louis (6-2, 19)
  8. Kentucky: Jared Adam & Lauren McBlain (6-2, 19)
  9. Wake Forest: Gene Bressler & Alex Mojica (6-2, 18)
  10. Michigan: Cyrus Esmailzadeh & Rishi Shetty (6-2, 16)
  11. Northwestern: Akash Deo & Veronica Rubin (6-2, 15)
  12. NYU: Emmanuel Makinde & Vikram Saigal (5-3, 18)
  13. Dartmouth: Holland Bald & Nora Cai (5-3, 17)
  14. Iowa: Spencer Anderson McElligott & Grey Parfenoff (5-3, 16)
  15. Emory: Lucas Lobo & Coralynn Yang (5-3, 16)
  16. Michigan: Avi Shah & Conner Shih (5-3, 16)
  1. Kansas: Ethan Harris & Jacob Wilkus (5-3, 16)
  2. California – Berkeley: Emilio Menotti & Riley Reichel (5-3, 16)
  3. CSU Long Beach: Daniel Medina & Curtis Ortega (5-3, 15)
  4. Wake Forest: Lenox Leverett & Rita Sencion (5-3, 15)
  5. West Georgia: Sophia Dal Pra & Jordan Keller (5-3, 15)
  6. Michigan State: Tony Miklovis & Blaine Montford (5-3, 15)
  7. Kentucky: Ariel Gabay & Regan Slish (5-3, 15)
  8. Northwestern: Buck Arney & Annabeth Lundberg (5-3, 15)
  9. Northwestern: Jack Pacconi & Antonio Souchet (5-3, 14)
  10. Michigan State: Joanna Gusis & Stephen Lewis (5-3, 13)
  11. George Mason: Austin Davis & Jay Fuchs (5-3, 13)
  12. Liberty: Jayden Cunningham & Emmalee Layton (5-3, 12)

Speaker Awards

  1. Graham Revare – University of Kansas
  2. Daniel Gallagher – Emory University
  3. Connelly Cowan – Georgetown University
  4. Eli T. Louis – Binghamton University
  5. John Marshall – University of Kansas
  6. Rose Larson – University of Kansas
  7. Curtis Ortega – California State University, Long Beach
  8. Jiyoon Park – University of Michigan
  9. Margaret Hecht – Emory University
  10. Sam Price – Macalester College
  11. Jeremiah Cohn – Binghamton University
  12. Eleanor Barrett – University of Michigan
  13. Luna Schultz – University of Kansas
  14. Jared Adam – University of Kentucky
  15. Will Kochel – Macalester College
  16. Holland Bald – Dartmouth College
  17. Veronica Rubin – Northwestern University
  18. Daniel Medina – California State University, Long Beach
  19. Spencer Anderson McElligott – University of Iowa
  20. Akash Deo – Northwestern University

First Round At-Large Bids

  1. Kansas: John Marshall & Graham Revare (10)
  2. Emory: Daniel Gallagher & Margaret Hecht (20)
  3. Dartmouth: Holland Bald & Nora Cai (33)
  4. Michigan: Eleanor Barrett & Jiyoon Park (38)
  5. Binghamton: Jeremiah Cohn & Eli T. Louis (53)
  6. Kentucky: Jared Adam & Lauren McBlain (62)
  7. Northwestern: Akash Deo & Veronica Rubin (65)
  8. Michigan State: Joanna Gusis & Stephen Lewis (83)
  9. Macalester: Will Kochel & Sam Price (96)
  10. Emory: Lucas Lobo & Coralynn Yang (101)
  11. CSU Long Beach: Daniel Medina & Curtis Ortega (106)
  12. Georgetown: Connelly Cowan & Ben Sayers (123)
  13. Wake Forest: Gene Bressler & Alex Mojica (130)
  14. Kansas: Rose Larson & Luna Schultz (135)
  15. Michigan: Avi Shah & Conner Shih (146)
  16. West Georgia: Sophia Dal Pra & Jordan Keller (164)

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